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Interstellar

  • 20142014
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 49m
IMDb RATING
8.6/10
1.7M
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POPULARITY
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Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014)
A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
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A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.

IMDb RATING
8.6/10
1.7M
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
118
6
  • Director
    • Christopher Nolan
  • Writers
    • Jonathan Nolan
    • Christopher Nolan
  • Stars
    • Matthew McConaughey
    • Anne Hathaway
    • Jessica Chastain
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  • Director
    • Christopher Nolan
  • Writers
    • Jonathan Nolan
    • Christopher Nolan
  • Stars
    • Matthew McConaughey
    • Anne Hathaway
    • Jessica Chastain
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    • 5KUser reviews
    • 630Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
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  • Top rated movie #28
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 44 wins & 148 nominations total

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    Official Teaser
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    Interstellar
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    Interstellar
    Alphabet of Movies | A to Z
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    Alphabet of Movies | A to Z
    A Guide to the Films of Christopher Nolan
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    A Guide to the Films of Christopher Nolan
    'The Platform' & Future Films From the IMDb Top 250
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    'The Platform' & Future Films From the IMDb Top 250
    Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey Get Steamy in 'Serenity'
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    Anne Hathaway and Matthew McConaughey Get Steamy in 'Serenity'
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    Exclusive Featurette
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    Interview
    Interview 3:25
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    Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway in Interstellar (2014)
    Jessica Chastain in Interstellar (2014)
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    Matthew McConaughey, Timothée Chalamet, and Mackenzie Foy in Interstellar (2014)
    Anne Hathaway and Wes Bentley in Interstellar (2014)

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    Matthew McConaughey
    Matthew McConaughey
    • Cooperas Cooper
    Anne Hathaway
    Anne Hathaway
    • Brandas Brand
    Jessica Chastain
    Jessica Chastain
    • Murphas Murph
    Mackenzie Foy
    Mackenzie Foy
    • Murph (10 Yrs.)as Murph (10 Yrs.)
    Ellen Burstyn
    Ellen Burstyn
    • Murph (Older)as Murph (Older)
    John Lithgow
    John Lithgow
    • Donaldas Donald
    Timothée Chalamet
    Timothée Chalamet
    • Tom (15 Yrs.)as Tom (15 Yrs.)
    David Oyelowo
    David Oyelowo
    • School Principalas School Principal
    Collette Wolfe
    Collette Wolfe
    • Ms. Hanleyas Ms. Hanley
    Francis X. McCarthy
    Francis X. McCarthy
    • Bootsas Boots
    • (as Francis Xavier McCarthy)
    Bill Irwin
    Bill Irwin
    • TARSas TARS
    • (voice)
    Andrew Borba
    Andrew Borba
    • Smithas Smith
    Wes Bentley
    Wes Bentley
    • Doyleas Doyle
    William Devane
    William Devane
    • Williamsas Williams
    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
    • Professor Brandas Professor Brand
    David Gyasi
    David Gyasi
    • Romillyas Romilly
    Josh Stewart
    Josh Stewart
    • CASEas CASE
    • (voice)
    Casey Affleck
    Casey Affleck
    • Tomas Tom
    • Director
      • Christopher Nolan
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Nolan
      • Christopher Nolan
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    Storyline

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    Earth's future has been riddled by disasters, famines, and droughts. There is only one way to ensure mankind's survival: Interstellar travel. A newly discovered wormhole in the far reaches of our solar system allows a team of astronauts to go where no man has gone before, a planet that may have the right environment to sustain human life. —ahmetkozan
    • astronaut
    • saving the world
    • gravity
    • relativity
    • wormhole
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here.
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Drama
      • Sci-Fi
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for some intense perilous action and brief strong language.
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Early in pre-production, Dr. Kip Thorne laid down two guidelines to strictly follow: nothing would violate established physical laws, and that all the wild speculations would spring from science, and not from the creative mind of a screenwriter. Writer, Producer, and Director Christopher Nolan accepted these terms, as long as they did not get in the way of the making of the movie. That did not prevent clashes, though; at one point Thorne spent two weeks talking Nolan out of an idea about travelling faster than light.
    • Goofs
      Two characters sustain a fall from an ice plateau, on a steep ice ramp, onto a shadowy ice platform. A moment later, a panoramic shot shows them fighting on a very different place.
    • Quotes

      Cooper: We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars. Now we just look down, and worry about our place in the dirt.

    • Crazy credits
      The Warner Bros, Paramount, Syncopy and Legendary Pictures logos are brown and dusty, representing Earth's arid dry state in the film.
    • Alternate versions
      The 70mm IMAX version is two minutes shorter than the regular 70mm, Digital IMAX, 35mm, and digital projection versions. This is because the end credits are played in an abbreviated slide-show form (rather than scrolling from bottom to top), due to the size capacity of the IMAX platters, which can hold a maximum of 167 minutes of film.
    • Connections
      Featured in Trailer Failure: Interstellar (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night
      (uncredited)

      Written by Dylan Thomas

    User reviews5K

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    A visual and auditory marvel
    Interstellar is a movie like no other. Unlike many apocalyptic sci-fi films that feature advanced technology as the source of our destruction (ala The Terminator movies), it instead asserts that technology will save us.

    Not everyone in Interstellar recognizes the potential of advanced technology. Most dismiss it as a waste of time and resources, and not just old curmudgeons feel this way. Thoughtful, intelligent young characters share this sentiment. This belief gained steam following a world-wide blight that wiped out the vast majority of life on earth—crops and humans.

    Farming became paramount while advanced technology was deemed frivolous. Cooper (McConaughey) remains one of the few survivors who still appreciates the need for engineering. He feels like a man lost in time, until he stumbles into the headquarters of NASA (which had been operating in secret due to public disapproval). Here he meets others who realize that a return to our old ways is unsustainable and will ultimately lead to our demise. We need technology to save us. As Michael Caine, playing the brilliant (duh!) Professor Brand, eloquently tells Cooper, "we were never meant to save the world. We were meant to leave it." For a movie that won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects (and deservedly so) the sound stole the show. Hans Zimmer (Dark Knight Trilogy) unleashed a performance that was, quite appropriately, out of this world. Never have I seen a movie elevated so much by its score. The sound literally took my breath away. Forgive me for the next paragraph. I will gush irresponsibly about the magic that is this movie's sound. Skip it if you please. You have your warning.

    The music fueled every important scene. In every meaningful moment Zimmer's harmonies captivated watchers' attention in the way of a coach commanding a locker room with a pregame speech. The music elucidated those emotional scenes, particularly ones featuring Cooper and his daughter, in a way that no words or visual ques possibly could. I sat frozen, jaw agape, with tears pouring down my cheeks as the music completely overwhelmed my emotions. The sound penetrated my soul and reverberated through my body, flowing to my appendages, supplying me with life like a heartbeat pumping blood through my veins. The music was truly the life force of movie.

    Yes, we all witnessed a visual triumph, a daring creative wonder the likes of which we haven't encountered since Inception. Yes, nearly every actor's performance proved worthy of commendation. McConaughey is on fire. Chastain is blossoming into a star. At this point Michael Cain exudes such knowledge and wisdom by merely appearing on screen that if he were cast as Albert Einstein, people would wonder if the role were beneath him. All this considered, and the sound still towered over everything.

    I walked out of the theater believing that I had experienced something unique, something truly special. Interstellar inspires, it awes, and above all it entertains. I cannot ask for more than that.
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    • Apr 13, 2016

    FAQ21

    • Why did Earth change its history books to claim that the Apollo missions to the Moon were faked?
    • How did Cooper figure out NASA's location?
    • What were Plan A and Plan B?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 7, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Flora's Letter
    • Filming locations
      • Iceland
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Warner Bros.
      • Legendary Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $165,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $188,020,017
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $47,510,360
      • Nov 9, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $701,729,206
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 49 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • IMAX 6-Track
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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